New @ ECETOC
30.05.2016
Joint SETAC/iEOS Omics/Epigenetics Workshop registration now open:
SETAC/iEOS Joint Focused Topic Meeting,
12-15 September 2016, Ghent, Belgium:
Environmental and (eco)toxicological Omics and Epigenetics: Science, Technology and Regulatory Applications
The registrati...
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06.05.2016
Spring 2016 issue of the ECETOC e-newsletter now available for download
The Spring 2016 issue of the ECETOC e-newsletter is now available and can be downloaded in PDF format from the following link: http://bit.ly/ecetoc-enl30
In this issue:
Ecosystem Services and Chemic...
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02.05.2016
Welcome to the new ECETOC Website!
Major update to ECETOC Website
Visitors to the ECETOC website now benefit from a fully responsive Tox/Ecotox resource with clear navigation and advanced search functions.
Of particular note are the...
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21.04.2016
ECETOC publishes report on Ecosystem Services and Chemical Risk Assessment
Brussels, April 2016
Ecosystem goods and services are the benefits we (humans) get from nature. They include provisioning services, e.g. from crops that provide food and fibre, regulating services, e....
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24.02.2016
ECETOC 2015 Annual Report published
Freely downloadable, the 2015 ECETOC Annual Report provides an overview of ECETOC, the benefits of Membership and details of our activities and publications during 2015....
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16.12.2015
ECETOC concept allows assessing the safety of nanomaterials undertaking animal testing only as a very last resort
Brussels, December 2015
The safety of nanomaterials can be ensured by testing and grouping based on material properties and interactions, undertaking animal testing only as a very last resort. This i...
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02.12.2015
Publication of Winter 2015 ECETOC e-Newsletter
The Winter 2015 issue of the ECETOC e-newsletter is now available and can be downloaded in PDF format from the following link: /wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ECETOC_e-newsletter_29_Winter_2015.pdf
In thi...
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17.11.2015
Latest news from the NC3Rs: November 2015
The November newsletter is now available from the National Centre for the Replacement Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research - NC3RS:
https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/nc3rs-e-newsletter-november...
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26.10.2015
New ECETOC manuscript addresses the relationship between activity and toxicity for non-polar narcotic chemicals
New ECETOC manuscript addresses the relationship between activity and toxicity for non-polar narcotic chemicals
Brussels, October 2015
In a Nutshell:
The relationship between the toxicity of narc...
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12.08.2015
Prof. Kees van Leeuwen publishes book on PBT Chemicals
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Kees van Leeuwen, member of the ECETOC Scientific Committee, has recently published the following book on PBT:
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemic...
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28.07.2015
ECETOC Best Platform Award at the SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting
SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting: Young Scientist Awards (YSA)
03-07 May 2015 Barcelona, Spain
The ECETOC Best Platform Award honours the early career scientist with the best platform presentation a...
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17.07.2015
New NOAA Chemical Aquatic Fate and Effects (CAFE) Database
New NOAA Chemical Aquatic Fate and Effects (CAFE) Database
Our thanks to Adriana Bejarano of Research Planning, Inc. (www.researchplanning.com) for the following announcement regarding the NOAA Che...
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16.07.2015
GreenFacts.Org publishes Summer 2015 Newsletter
GreenFacts.Org publishes Summer 2015 Newsletter:
Endocrine disruptors, Bisphenol A, Electronic cigarettes, Fukushima and more....
https://bit.ly/greenfacts-newsletter29...
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18.06.2015
ECETOC Targeted Risk Assessment Tool Update to TRAv3.1
ECETOC Targeted Risk Assessment Tool Update to TRAv3.1
and Publication of related Addendum to Technical Report No. 114
on the Technical Basis for version 3 of the TRA
Brussels, June 2014
In respons...
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29.05.2015
Publication of the Spring 2015 ECETOC e-newsletter
The Spring 2015 issue of the ECETOC e-newsletter is now available and can be downloaded in PDF format from the following link: http://bit.ly/ecetoc-enl28
In this issue:
Front page
Report from the ECET...
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19.05.2015
ECETOC Task Force assesses thresholds in chemical respiratory sensitisation
In a nutshell:
ECETOC Task Force assesses thresholds in chemical respiratory sensitisation
Brussels, May 2015
A variety of chemicals are known to cause allergic sensitisation of the respiratory...
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22.04.2015
STFC/NERC Workshop: Developing Cloud computing to support data intensive biology
The STFC/NERC Bioinformatics & Environmental 'Omics Network are now organising a new workshop on Developing Cloud computing to support data intensive biology to explore the current state of clou...
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20.04.2015
European Commission Conference on criteria to identify Endocrine Disruptors: registration open
A conference on "Endocrine disruptors: criteria for identification and related impacts" organised by the European Commission will take place on 1 June 2015 in Brussels.
The aim of the conference is...
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01.04.2015
ECETOC Task Force publication presents concept for the grouping and safety assessment of nanomaterials
The safety of nanomaterials can be ensured by undertaking animal testing only as a very last resort. This is the premise and promise of the Decision-making framework for the grouping and testing of...
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31.03.2015
GreenFacts Spring 2015 Newsletter
Thanks to Jacques de Gerlache for the GreenFacts Spring 2015 Newsletter
Latest Video which highlights reports on vaccines and vaccination from WHO, UNICEF & CDC
Potential health effects of expo...
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